EW reveals the cover for 'Wake Me Most Wickedly,' the next fairy-tale retelling romance novel from author Felicia Grossman
saying, "Grossman bibbidi-bobbidi-blasts us into a new corner of Victorian England, proving that the best fairy-tales don't need to fit into a box but rather defy them."doesn't hit shelves until April 9, but we reached out to Grossman to get all the details on her twist on Snow White, why she wanted to gender-bend her fairytales, and the importance of showcasing the Jewish community in historical romance. Check out the cover and read on for more below.
I hope that my book reminds people that we exist, that our experiences — past and present — are unique and important, then and now, and reminds those who read romance, especially new readers, that Jewish historical romances like those of Rose Lerner and Nita Abrams exist and that people should also continue to read and support them. We're real people, not symbols and analogies, imperfect, but still deserving of HEAs exactly as we are.
I was in a place in my career where I didn't know quite what to write next, though I knew it was going to be Jewish and set in early 19th-century London. My father had died a few months prior, after a very short, devastating illness. My very good friend, Stacey Agdern, advised me to write my "fuzzy blanket book" — the book that speaks to the comfort and joy that romance, at its best, gives you.
Cinderella was the obvious way to start, because of how the story makes me feel, but Snow White came to me through its lead. Solomon Weiss was originally named Solomon Meyer in the first draft of. However, as I was developing him as a character, I kind of fell in love with him, and his… let's call it confidence, when focused on a goal. So when he was basically calling himself "the fairest of them all," I knew a name change and a book were necessary.
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